“WHAT COMPANY MAKES LENOVO ? FORMER COMPANY NAME ? WHAT COMPANY MAKES LENOVO, & WHO FORMERLY PRODUCED THEM?”
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The parent company for Lenovo is Volvo.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.1984 - IBM PCD introduces its first portable computer, the IBM Portable PC, weighing 30 pounds. With an initial capital outlay of only RMB200,000, (US$25,000) Lenovo's founding chairman Liu Chuanzhi, together with 10 like-minded colleagues, launches the New Technology Developer Inc. (the predecessor of the Legend Group) funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1988 - Legend’s Chinese-character card receives the highest National Science-Technology Progress Award in China. Legend Hong Kong is established. 1990 - The very first Legend PC is launched in the market. Legend changes its role from that of an agent for imported computer products into that of a producer and seller of its own branded computer products. Legend PCs are ratified and accepted by the China Torch Program. 1997 - IBM PCD introduces the industry’s first notebook equipped with a DVD-ROM, the ThinkPad 770. Legend signs an Intellectual Property agreement with Microsoft, the most valuable deal ever made in China at the time. 2003 - Legend announces the birth of its new "Lenovo" logo to prepare for its expansion into the overseas market. 2004 - Lenovo and IBM announce an agreement by which Lenovo will acquire IBM’s Personal Computing Division, its global PC (desktop and notebook computer) business. The acquisition forms a top-tier (third-largest) global PC leader. 2005 - Lenovo completes the acquisition of IBM's Personal Computing Division, making it a new international IT competitor and the third-largest personal computer company in the world. 2011 - Lenovo forms a joint venture with NEC, creating the largest PC company in Japan. Lenovo acquires Medion, a PC and consumer electronics company based in Germany, substantially increasing presence in consumer market in Western Europe. Forbes names Lenovo one of the world’s “100 Most Reputable Companies”
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